2026 Compare Cities Education:
Laconia, NH vs Santa Barbara, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Barbara spends 22.6% less per student than Laconia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 93.8% higher in Santa Barbara than in Laconia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Barbara had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Laconia
 Laconia, NHSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,705$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,244  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,862$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock123874573
 Students per Counselor166  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%1.5%
Reviews for Laconia    2 Reviews

I lived in Laconia NH for 24 years, born and raised. I left in 2016 because even pre pandemic the area was becoming weak from the drug epidemic, and, starting to re  More

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Friendly neighbors, plenty of restaurants, lakes, skiing, biking, hiking, canoeing and a dog park! The hospital is around the corner and there’s always a beautiful  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 5 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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